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Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Chris Riley

location_onDarlington, DL2 3DR

language Visit Website phone 1325730274

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Darlington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool is a voluntary controlled school in Darlington, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 54 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #191 of 203 primaries in County Durham and #14,806 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 50.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths43% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.6

-4.6 to 2.0

-3.0

Write

LA -0.1

-6.2 to 0.2

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.2 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 5.8

0.1

Write

LA 0.6

-3.0 to 3.2

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.9 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%

Reading92% LA 77%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths83% LA 78%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.7

0.5 to 7.3

-0.8

Write

LA 0.6

-4 to 2.4

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.6 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

22 May 2019

Inspection Report

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14 July 2015

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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15 September 2010

Inspection Report

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16 October 2007

Inspection Report

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22 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 48 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	48	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	48	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	49	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	56	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	54	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	55	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	66	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	67	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	66	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	73	4	5.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	72	2	2.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	71	1	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	68	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	68	1	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	66	5	7.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	75	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	77	1	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	73	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	73	1	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	73	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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